Governor

Opposes abortion and supported fetal heartbeat legislation in the Minnesota House. Voted against the 2023 PRO Act, which put a right to reproductive health care in state law.

Supports abortion rights. Her health care plan pledges to "protect reproductive freedom" and the reproductive rights placed in state law by the 2023 PRO Act.

Supports sustainable aviation fuel and biofuel production, expanded local meat processing, a larger farm equipment sales-tax exemption, and expanded biosecurity grants.

Supports ending factory farming and helping farmers transition to sustainable food production, and wants to reduce food waste by grocers.

Supports opting Minnesota into the federal education scholarship tax credit, a focus on phonics and evidence-based math, school resource officers in every school, and fewer state mandates on schools.

Supports evidence-based reading and math curricula, banning cell phones in K–12 classrooms, and adding 10,000 apprenticeship and skills-training opportunities.

Supports repealing Minnesota's ban on new nuclear power plants.

Supports banning hyperscale data centers and investing in green jobs and climate change mitigation.

Proposes unannounced site visits to providers in programs such as child care assistance and Medicaid, cross-program checks on known fraudsters, a ban on remittances by welfare recipients convicted of defrauding the state, and moving eligibility decisions from counties to a central state entity. Supports creating an independent state Office of Inspector General.

Proposes front-end screening and unannounced inspections of state grantees, a statewide "Do Not Pay" database, payment freezes during fraud investigations, tougher fraud penalties, and a permanent independent Office of Inspector General.

Proposes extending the state reinsurance program, a state premium tax credit through MNsure if federal action stalls, bulk prescription drug purchasing, limits on pharmacy benefit manager practices, and a "What's it Cost?" price tool.

Supports universal basic income and Medicare for All, which he says would reduce incentives for fraud.

Said in January 2026 that ICE was "making us less safe" and should leave Minnesota. Supports federal immigration reform to create a stable farm workforce.

Supports abolishing ICE and making Minnesota a sanctuary state, while acknowledging a governor cannot abolish the federal agency.

Proposes finding $1 billion in savings across state agencies, budgeting based on current revenue, lower business taxes, and expanded Iron Range mining with shorter permitting timelines.

Supports voter identification requirements.

Proposes permit deadlines, a pro-housing incentive for cities, making the State Housing Tax Credit permanent, a rural housing loan fund, and a ban on algorithmic rent-setting.

Supports fully funding the Border-to-Border Broadband program and modernizing rural roads, bridges, rail and ports.

Proposes a "3 strikes" sentencing law for violent crimes, making assault of a peace officer a felony, mandatory electronic monitoring for some violent-crime defendants, and an executive order to clear homeless camps and open-air drug markets.

Proposes cutting the two lowest income tax rates, $150 million in property tax cuts, a $99 cap on car tab fees, ending the state tax on Social Security benefits, stopping automatic gas tax increases, and matching federal tip and overtime deductions.